Comparison

PixelDiary vs Pixels

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PixelDiary

Visually track your mood, habits, and daily notes in a year-long pixel grid. Quickly log your day and discover patterns over time with customizable categories and insights. Designed for private, offline use with cross-device syncing.

Highlights
  • Year-in-pixels format
  • Customizable categories and scales
  • Quick daily check-ins
  • Text notes and modifiers
  • Pattern and trend analysis
  • Offline-friendly with device sync
Features
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See your whole year at a glance. PixelDiary helps you privately track mood, habits, symptoms, sleep, energy, and everyday notes in a Year in Pixels format. One day, one pixel, one clear view of how life changes over time. WHY PEOPLE USE PIXELDIARY Track what matters to you Create your own categories and scales. Track mood, habits, symptoms, study, water, sleep, productivity, or anything else you want to see over a full year. Check in in seconds Use a quick daily check-in flow, then move on with your day. Add reminders if you want a gentle nudge to stay consistent. More than a habit tracker Add text notes and modifiers to any day. A color can show the pattern. A note can capture the reason. See patterns over time Open your year grid, review category stats, and explore insights when you have enough data. PixelDiary helps you spot trends instead of guessing. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your entries are personal. PixelDiary is built for private tracking, offline-friendly use, and syncing across devices when you sign in. WHAT'S INSIDE - A full year view on one screen - Four calendar presentation modes - Custom categories, values, colors, and modifiers - Quick daily check-in and day-by-day editing - Notes, number modifiers, and reminders - Stats, histograms, and advanced insights - Offline-friendly experience with sync across devices PixelDiary is for people who want a calmer, more visual way to understand their year.

About

Pixels

Log your daily mood, sleep, and weather to create a visual representation of your year. This private journal app offers a gentle and beautiful way to track your well-being with customizable options and calming aesthetics.

Highlights
  • Daily mood logging
  • Sleep tracking
  • Weather logging
  • Custom trackers
  • Year-at-a-glance grid
  • Private by design
  • Dreamy themes
Features
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Pixels is a cozy daily journal inspired by the classic “Year in Pixels” page. Pick how you felt, log your sleep, note the weather, and each day becomes one soft, colorful square. Over weeks and months, those little squares grow into a beautiful picture of your whole year. It’s gentle, private, and made to be the loveliest ten seconds of your day. WHAT YOU CAN TRACK Mood: choose from expressive, color-coded feelings Sleep: log your hours and watch your rest take shape Weather: sunny, cloudy, rainy, and more Your own: build custom trackers with your own colors, icons, and questions YOUR YEAR IN PIXELS A full year-at-a-glance grid for every tracker Tap today to log in a tap or two Charts for number trackers like sleep A clear color key so every square makes sense MADE TO FEEL GOOD Six dreamy themes, including a starry night look Soft, pillowy design with cute clouds and sparkles Calm, smooth little animations throughout PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device — no account, no sign-up No ads, no tracking, no analytics Export and import your data anytime, so your year is always yours Start today. Color one little square, and let your year bloom.

Screenshots

PixelDiary4 screens
Pixels4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixels at 5.0 against PixelDiary's 2.0. PixelDiary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixels holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PixelDiary versus Pixels: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelDiaryPixels
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperArtur SzychtaSteven Luong

In-app purchases

None

PixelDiary

No in-app purchases

None

Pixels

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PixelDiary free?
PixelDiary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixels free?
Pixels is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PixelDiary or Pixels?
Pixels is rated higher. PixelDiary averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Pixels averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do PixelDiary or Pixels have ads?
Neither PixelDiary nor Pixels shows ads.

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